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Stanley Barracks

...buildings, such as the Stanley Barracks and the East Enlisted Men’s Barracks, constructed of limestone. After Confederation, the ‘New Fort’ site was transferred to the Canadian Government. Though there were periods of vacancy, the buildings maintained their military use up to the 1940’s, housing the Royal Canadian Regiment and the Royal Canadian Dragoons and finally acting as ‘Exhibition Camp’ during...

Mnjikaning Fish Weirs

Mnjikaning Fish Weirs is the largest and best-preserved wooden fish weirs known in eastern North America, in use from approximately 3,300 B.C. “Mnjikaning” is an Ojibway word meaning “the place of the fish fence”, which is located at the narrows between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Mnjinkaning Fish Weirs is a National Historic Site. Fish have been harvested here continuously...

Fashion House Condos

...attic space was used for storage. The building was part of a complex that included a foundry and electro-plating facilities. The building was rehabilitated in 2015 and integrated into the Fashion House condo project as a welcome addition to the Kings West District streetscape. The condo is organized around an exterior area at the north of the site and wraps...

The Crosstown: EGLINTONconnects

...transit (LRT) line that will run across Eglinton Avenue between Kennedy Station and Mount Dennis (Weston Road). The Crosstown project is the largest transit expansion in Toronto history, requiring an 8.4 billion (2010$) investment from the Ontario government. The EGLINGTONconnects report is a holistic approach that includes LRT, bicycle lanes, and more extensive landscaping into the corridor, along with land...

St. Lawrence Market North

...Stirk Harbour + Partners and Adamson Associates, their design reimagined the site and reinstated historic links to St. Lawrence Hall. The new project will replace the existing 1960s structure currently on site with a new landmark mixed-use market hall and public building, with courts above. The design features a four-storey structure with an elegant glass atrium that offers scenic views...

Munk School of Global Affairs

...undertake an expansion project for the School. The project involves the adaptive re-use of the 1908-1909 Dominion Meteorological Building located at 315 Bloor Street West. As the heritage consultant, ERA is advising on the adaptive reuse of the heritage building, providing construction documents for the conservation of the building’s exterior envelope and assisting with preparation of the Heritage Easement Agreement....

St. Lawrence Hall

...was extensively restored and renovated to commemorate the Canadian Centennial. The 1967 restoration replaced most of the original interior fabric of the building with new material and few records were retained of the restoration process. ERA was asked by Heritage Toronto to review these interior renovations and to propose alterations to improve the use of the space in the Hall....

Night view of Devonshire Drake Devonshire Inn

...modern design includes bold colours, textures, and patterns and an eccentric vibe that flatters the rural and picturesque scenery of dairy farms, wineries, sand dunes, and beaches. A plethora of Canadian art, including paintings and installations, incorporates and integrates a sense of community and culture to the inn. ERA designed the multi-use glass box to provide an ultra-modern setting for...

Massey Tower / 197 Yonge St.

...the historic focus of the major redevelopment of the site led by MOD Developments in collaboration with ERA and Hariri Pontarini Architects. The 1905 building was conserved, renovated, and integrated into a new mixed-use tower. The tower and podium of the new construction are set back from the street, allowing this important heritage building to maintain its prominence on Yonge....

Blythwood Road Heritage Conservation District

ERA was the heritage consultant for the Heritage District Study of a north Toronto street, testing the use of the Ontario Heritage Act to encourage the conservation of neighbourhoods.

Commissioner’s Park

...able to absorb the demand of recreational sport facilities, and incorporate traditional passive uses of a large urban park, within what is planned to be a dense, mixed-use neighbourhood. ERA assessed the existing heritage structures as well as the industrial heritage of the site, including the Keating Channel and consulted on their heritage value and potential for interpretation in both...

Pan-Am Athletes’ Village

The 2015 Pan/ Parapan American Games took place in Toronto, and were used as a catalyst to help drive the development of Toronto’s waterfront lands. The West Don Lands were developed as the athletes village for the duration of the games, and for later use as a residential neighbourhood. ERA was retained to serve as the heritage consultant to help...